Sam Neill has died • Hacker News Board

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by sgt » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC

pantulis wrote: post #44

chvid wrote: post #18

Event horizon.

"Where we're going, we don't need eyes to see".

Remind me to never go to orbit around Neptune.

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by RALaBarge » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC

aarond0623 wrote: post #35

rbanffy wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not my favourite movie though. The horror in space trope is a very tired one. Alongside the poorly lit spaceship. Spaceships are workplaces and workplaces should provide adequate illumination so you can see what you are doing. But I LOVE what he did for the New Zealand flag.

The part I liked in Event Horizon was Laurence Fishburn's character seeing the logs of the crew going crazy and immediately turning it off and saying, "We're leaving." Probably the smartest decision made in a horror film. Time to get out of Dodge.

Yeah! Its a great movie if you dont try to nitpick stuff, which is hard for me to do on a lot of things too.

Neill: We can't just abandon this ship, we just found her Fishburn: I have no intentions of abandoning her. We will get far enough away from it and blow it up. Fuck this ship.

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by RALaBarge » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC

the-mitr wrote: post #13

pico303 wrote: post #10

One of my favorite actors of all time. If you haven’t seen it, watch The Dish.

also the Event Horizon, his change of character is something you don't forget..

Something that is burnt into me is saying "DO YOU SEE?", invoking the final lines of Neill in Event Horizon

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by RALaBarge » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC

pantulis wrote: post #44

chvid wrote: post #18

Event horizon.

"Where we're going, we don't need eyes to see".

"What makes you think I'll miss?"

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by krupan » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC

If you have not seen Hunt for the Wilderpeople (staring Sam Neil) find it and watch it today!

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by kakacik » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC

simondotau wrote: post #52

JodieBenitez wrote: post #2

I'm getting old, all my childhood heroes die.

It gets worse. You start realising that the new heroes you're discovering are all younger than you.

... and they are not that interesting / relatable

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by testing22321 » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC

geocrasher wrote: post #32

"I would have liked to have seen Montana..." You are forever in our hearts, Vasili.

I’m in Montana now, and I spent the weekend with a very energetic palaeontologist who has unearthed many dinosaurs.

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by noefingway » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC

First time I saw him was in Riley Ace of Spies. A great series that was on PBS. Last series I watched was Untamed. He was one of my favorite actors and a credit to his profession. Sad to learn of his passing.

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by awnird » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

JodieBenitez wrote: post #2

I'm getting old, all my childhood heroes die.

You’ll fit right in on this site then. It’s mostly elderly Americans sundowning and posting about their youth.

Re: Sam Neill has died

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Post by mkl » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC

Taniwha wrote: post #38

rbanffy wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not my favourite movie though. The horror in space trope is a very tired one. Alongside the poorly lit spaceship. Spaceships are workplaces and workplaces should provide adequate illumination so you can see what you are doing. But I LOVE what he did for the New Zealand flag.

Pretty sure it's "But I LOVE what he did for the Australian flag." - he is a kiwi but that's arguably the Aussie flag with the colonial bit replaced with the local one

Not arguably, definitely.